He was a great president and a great man - though not for the virtues commonly ascribed to him. (Different debate.)
In the run-up to the election, he was not regarded as a great candidate. By representing the new Republican Party, he was bound to win, as the opposition parties had split into factions. At the time, he was classed as a compromise candidate.
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on Good Friday, April 16, 1865, while serving as the 16th President of the United States so he never had the opportunity to pursue his dreams after the Presidency. He was a great man, and his life ended suddenly and sadly.
Abraham Lincoln's Great, great Grandfather Enoch Levi Mordecai Solomon Abraham was a Quaker.
He was a great speaker and writer. He was also ambitious and very knowledgeable.
True. Abraham Lincoln's Great, great Grandfather Enoch Levi Mordecai Solomon Abraham was a Quaker.
The Lincoln family line died with President Lincoln's great, great grandaughter.
Abraham Lincoln was called the Great Emancipator.
Napoleon and Abraham Lincoln were great figures in history, but Jesus Christ created them and made them great.
Abraham Lincoln was not only one of the most memorable presidents but was also a great writer.
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Abraham and Mary Lincoln had three great-grandchildren. None of whom had children. The last descendant of AL and ML, a great-grandson, died in the 1980s. By RC
There are a couple of Mordecai Lincolns in Abraham's family tree: Mordecai Jr. is his great-great-great grandfather. Also for a interesting tid-bit; Abraham Lincoln's father, Thomas' first cousin was Walt Whitman the poet. Abraham was also the uncle of Gov. Charles Seymour Whitman, Gov. of N.Y.